Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities

Georgians w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities and their caregivers are eligible to receive the #COVID19 vaccine. For more information on eligibility and appointments, visit https://gcdd.org/get-the-covid-19-vaccine.html

Zoom into a world of inclusive postsecondary education, or #IPSE on May 19-21! The 2021 SEPSEA will feature a panel of students attending school during #COVID19, a keynote session of IPSE alumni and more! #IncludeCollege Register today at: https://bit.ly/3eCbzJX Hosted by: Southeast Postsecondary Education Alliance

#DoYouKnow about the storytelling website? In partnership with L'Arche Atlanta, GCDD's platform is for people with DD to amplify their experiences of living, working, and being a part of the community in Georgia! #GCDDImpact

LET'S TALK ABOUT ADVOCACY! With #GCDD's Executive Director, Eric Jacobson and self-advocate & GCDD Council member, Nandi Isaac! Nandi & Eric sat down to discuss what advocacy means and how it helped the disability community during the #COVID19 pandemic. To read more, visit: https://bit.ly/32WjXyJ

Make your voice heard on GCDD's COVID-19 Vaccination survey for Georgia's disability community. The survey closes this Friday, May 7th at 5:00 pm ET. Submit your responses at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JH8KXVM

GCDD has issued a Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) for the creation of organizational standards around universally accessible, plain language materials. The goal is to ensure all GCDD materials are accessible to all citizens. Applications for this grant are due by May 14, 2021. Read the full text of the NOFA & learn how to apply here: https://bit.ly/3dVYr3r

Georgia's legislative session has kicked off, meaning lawmakers are in session! GCDD's 2021 Virtual Advocacy Days will show you how to build relationships and advocate for issues important to you with your lawmakers! Join us for the first one on Wednesday, Jan. 27 to explore the impact of the lack of state Medicaid waiver funding has on the disability community. Register here: https://bit.ly/3sexRro

Don't forget to join us this morning at 9:00 a.m for the return of GCDD's Public Policy for the People weekly calls. Join by phone or computer. Details at https://conta.cc/3biSnkA

Don't forget to join us tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m for the return of GCDD's Public Policy for the People weekly calls. Join by phone or computer. Details at https://conta.cc/3biSnkA #gapol

Today & Friday: join the Georgia Department of Community Health Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Townhall for a live demonstration of the EVV administrative portal! Register now to ask your EVV-related questions. 1/7: https://bit.ly/38q0biN1/8 1/8: https://bit.ly/3q1aujb

Are you ready to advocate during GA's legislative session? Because GCDD's Virtual Advocacy Days will be kicking off soon! The first one will be for Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid waivers, so stay tuned for registration details! #GCDDAdvocates

Tune in tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. to hear GCDD's Deputy Director Kate Brady as she presents on the Atlanta Regional Commission's Accessible Engagement Tools webinar panel. Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/38rPg8u Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc. Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation

This Thursday, learn the importance & benefits of inclusive social engagement & recreational activities for students with intellectual & other developmental disabilities in the postsecondary education setting with Georgia State University Center for Leadership in Disability. Demonstrations of virtual platform options will also be covered. Register at: https://bit.ly/3evENKn

November is National Family Caregivers Month! This month recognizes & honors family caregivers across the country, as well as an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, & increase support for caregivers. #NFCMonth #RAISEcaregiving

The Georgia Coalition for Equity in Education will be hosting their first meeting this Tuesday, Nov. 10 to discuss practices that ensure education equity in Georgia, working towards inclusive, quality educational opportunities for all students. Register now to join: https://bit.ly/3jOXD04

EAGLE Academy: Inclusive Education at Georgia Southern is hosting a virtual open house! Join them next week on Tuesday, Nov. 10th as they show parents & students with disabilities what it's like to to be an EAGLE student: https://bit.ly/2HFtlz7

I wanted to create a program for those students that would possibly not have the opportunity to go to college. Regina Watts is the special needs & disability services coordinator of Albany Technical College & director of the school's inclusive post-secondary education program, L.E.A.P. The school's board recently approved to offer 15 other certificates that students had expressed interest in! Read more of the story here: https://bit.ly/34xhGve

It is not too late to join the webinar to learn more about GCDD's new request for proposals for Coalition of Family Advocates! Happening today at noon. Register now: https://bit.ly/2TugAKx

It's Election Day! If a person with a disability has trouble voting or is not treated properly, they can contact the Georgia Advocacy Office. GAO ensures that #PwDs have access to the voting process. The phone number is 404-885-1234 or 1-800-537-2329 (Voice or TTY). There is also a complaint process on the Secretary of State’s website: https://bit.ly/2X1kcGy

#Election2020: Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to vote and make sure that the #TheDisabilityVoteCounts. If you plan to vote tomorrow, here's everything you need to know about going to the polls: https://bit.ly/3jZIo5k Exercise your right to VOTE!

The Georgia Developmental Disability Network will not have its biweekly COVID-19 call on this Tuesday, November 3. We invite you to use that time to #VOTE if you've not already done so. We also ask you to join our friends at Rev Up Georgia and The Arc Georgia for their Power of the Disability Vote Townhall TODAY at 12:00 noon. Learn more and register for that event at https://ga.thearc.org//TownHallPowerDisability_GAO_2020.11

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) implementation activities are resuming in GA! Join Georgia Department of Community Health for a virtual EVV Town Hall to: Receive a refresher on EVV & GA's EVV activities Ask questions & more!... Register for 11/3: https://bit.ly/31KOnDL 11/5: https://bit.ly/31Pkwdx 11/6: https://bit.ly/3mBdMYP

GCDD is now accepting applications for the Coalition of Family Advocates grant! The goal of this new coalition of parent & family advocates within the Disability community is to make an impact by advocating at a legislative level & sharing & expanding advocacy skills. To learn more about this grant, join the webinar on Wednesday, Nov. 4.

Please read this correction to yesterday's DBHDD Waiver Townhall Announcement from us at the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities https://conta.cc/37WYARm Photo description: The GCDD logo appears in white on a blue background to the left of the words Call to Action in blue and a white accessibility icon on a green background.